Craft and StructureEasy–MediumChoosing a precise adjective in an arts text
Craft and Structure practice question
Trumpeter Valaida Snow rarely played a solo the same way twice: her choruses were ____, spun out on the spot over the band's printed arrangement, so each night's performance became its own composition.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. improvisedCorrect
- B. rehearsed
- C. inaudible
- D. written
Answer: A. improvised
Solos invented in the moment, differing night to night, are 'improvised.'
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. rehearsed
- 'Rehearsed' contradicts inventing the melody as she went.
- C. inaudible
- The solos were performed and recorded, so they were clearly heard.
- D. written
- The sentence contrasts her playing with the printed arrangement, so 'written' reverses the meaning.
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